Car-coupling



(No Model.)

T. H. & N. R. H. WASH.

. GAR GDUPLING.

N0. 406,072. Patented July Z, 1889..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HENRY W'ASH AND NATHAN ROBERT HODGE VASH, OF MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,072, dated July 2, 1889.

Application filed March 18, 1889.

To all whom 11mg/ aanzienli:

Be itknown that we, THOMAS IIENRY 'AsH and NATHAN ROBERT IloDoE WAsH, citizens of the United States, residing in the county ot Medina and State of Texas, haveinvented new and uset'ul Improvements in (lar-Couplings, of which the following is a speeilieation.

Our invention relates to improvements in ear-couplings; and it Consists in Certain novel features hereinafter deseribed and Claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the end of a ear provided with our improved coupling. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the coupling deta-ehed and showing the operation of the inlprovement as two draw-heads are brought together to be eoupled. Fig. Sis a bottom plan view.

Our improved coupling shown as applied to a freight-ear A of the usual eonstruetion, provided with a draw-head B at. its end. The draw-head is that employed in the ordinary pin-and-link Coupling, and the pin C is lifted therein, so as to be disengaged from the ('oupling-link by means of the operating-intr I) and lever E, mounted on the end ot" the ear. A spring l? is arranged around the operatingbar l) and between the upper bearing theroi' and a shoulder (.2 thereon. This spring presses the operating-bar downward, so as to prevent the pin jolting out of the draw-head.

To the under side of the ear we pivotally seeure a forwardly-projecting link-guide support, which consists ofthe side bars F and the cross-bars G ll, eonneeting the said side bars at intermediate points of their length. The front ends of the side bars are Curved downward, as shown, so as to lirinly support the link-guide l. This link guide consists ot' a eurved plate provided at its front end with an elongated bearing-loop .l J, ih rough which and the ends ot' the side bars F a pivot-pin l is passed, so as to seeure the link-guide to the support. A spring L is arranged between the lower side of the link-guide and the upper `side of the cross-bar ll and serves to hold the said link-guide normally elevated, so that it will direct the link into the draw-head. This spring also allows the guide to yield to the blow given it when the link strikes against Serial No. 303,702. (No model.)

it, so as te prevent injury to the parts. The link-guido support is normally elevated by a spring M, whieh is arranged beneath the cross-bar G of the support, and is held thereagainst by a yoke O, seeured to the under side ol the ear and depemling therefrom.

The eonstruetion and arrangement of our device being thus made known, the operation ot' the same is thought to be obvious.

\Vhen it is desired to eouple two drawheads together, the coupling-link is secured in one draw-head and the two draw-heads then brought together. As the draw-heads approaeh, the end of the link will impinge against the link-guide, and willv be thereby turned upward, so that the link will be direeted into the draw-head. After the link has entered the draw-head the springs L M will throw the lilik-guide and its support up- 7o ward, so that the guide will bear against the link and hold it in the draw-head.

lt will be seen from the foregoing deseription that we have provided an extremelyv simple device by which the link will be positively direeted into the draw-head, so that the Coupling will be accomplished with eertainty. The eonstruetion of our device is sueh as to render it extremely light, and yet give it the requisite strength.

By the use oi' our device ears of dilierent heights ean be readily eonpled together.

The operating-bar D and the lever .E facilitate the uneoupling et the ears from the top and side, so that it is u nneeessary tor the operator to go between the ears.

Having thus described our invention, what we elaim, and desire to seeure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination ot' the yielding link- 9o guide support and the yielding link-guide mounted on the outer end olf the same, as set l'orth.

2. The combination ot' the link-guide support and the Curved linkguide pivoted to the frontend ot'. said support, as set forth.

The Combination ot' the yielding linkguide support, the link-guide pivoted to the front end ot' said support, and the spring arranged between ihe guide and the support, loo as set forth.

,4. The wmbination ot' the link-guide support pivoted to the underside of the om', the link-guide pivoted to the front end of the Support, the spring' m'mnged between the guide and the support, the yoke secured to the om,

and the spring supported by said yoke and bearing against the link-guide support, as speoied.

' In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto Lfiixed 01u-signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS HENRY WASH. NATHAN ROBERT HODGE WASH.

W itu esses:

T. J. JOHNSON, T. A. DoNALDsoN. 

